A family caregiver expresses feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. What is the nurse's best action?
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Ordered: Furosemide (lasix) 80mg tablet b.id PO Available: Furosemide 20mg tablets
How many tablets will be given in a 24 hour period?

A 47-year-old client is being seen at the clinic after being seen in the emergency room last week for abdominal pain. While the client was in the emergency room, an ultrasound was performed and reveals a 6 mm obstructive renal calculi in the left ureter. While the nurse is collecting data, the client states, "My pain is still sharp, radiates to my groin and hurting more every time I try to move at work. When I urinate, it looks like there is blood in it too. I can't take this much longer. A random urinalysis is collected today which reveals 2+ hematuria and is positive for leukocytes. The nurse suspects that the client is experiencing which health alteration?
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A surgeon is performing an abdominal hysterectomy. Before the surgery is completed, the operating room nurse counts the sponges and notes that the sponge count is not correlating with the preoperative count. Which action by the nurse is important?

A nurse in the emergency department is assisting with the care of a client who is comatose. The provider suspects ketoacidosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse Select all that apply.
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Which client statement indicates to the nurse the need for further education regarding the use of a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump?
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A client with acute pancreatitis is experiencing severe abdominal pain. Which additional finding would concern the nurse the most?
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Measures used to teach patients to prevent gastrointestinal ulcers include all but:
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What would the nurse anticipate to be used to treat this imbalance?

Your patient had a Foley catheter removed four hours ago, but reports the inability to void with a subjective sensation of needing to urinate. Which action should the nurse perform FIRST?
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The licensed prescriber orders 60 mg of prednisone po twice a day for a patient who weighs 30 kg. It is available as 15 mg/5 mL. Recommended dosage is 0.5 to 2 mg/kg/24 h given in one or two doses. Maximum dose is 80 mg/24 h

Is this a safe and therapeutic dose?

An LPN/LVN is supervising a UAP in a rehabilitation setting. Two admissions arrive within close proximity. The LPN knows that which task is appropriate to delegate?
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